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Protists
Vocabulary words
Question | Answer |
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Protist | A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal plant or fungus |
Protozoan | Unicellular animal-like protists |
Pseudopod | a Foot or temporary pools of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in some protozoans |
Contractile Vaculoe | The cell structure that collects extra water from the cytoplasm and then expels it from the cell |
Cilia | Tiny hair-like projections on the outside of cells that move in a wave-like manner |
Algae | Plantlike protists |
Pigment | A colored chemical compound that absorbs light or a colored substance used to color other material |
Spore | In bacteria, protists, and fungi, the thick walled, tiny cell capable of surviving unfavorable conditions and then growing into a new organism. |